Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1887-09-15
GENERAL.

CHOLERA has appeared az Rome, Italy.
The Paz ale zdchier, of Venezeula, reports
that eight Political supporters of that paper
have been murdered within two months.
A TERRIBLE conf1agration was reported
raging in the town of Veszprem Hungary,
on the 5th.
The fire losses of August aggregated
IS, 81, 5OO-a decrease OF nearly IS, 900, 900 as
compared with August, 1856.
AN awful theater disaster occurred at
Exeter, England on the 9Th. During the
performance Of "Romany Rye" the build
ing took fire, causing panic and the loss
in various ways of about 80 lives. The
victims included about thirty women, the
rest being men and boys
The Ottoman Bank, of Coustantinople.
has suspended disbursements abroad on
account of the Turkish Governments fail
ure to make deposits.
COUNT MITkIEwICZ, who claims to have
secured Chinese financial concessions of
fabulous value, is the subject OF severe
criticism in the New York San. Post and
other papers. 1t is alleged that he Is big
amist, swindler and an impostor of the
most dangerous type.
WHILE a big gun was being cast at
Vicker's foundry in Sheffield, England, the
other day, it exploded, killing eight men
and injuring several others. The build
ings of the establishment were more or
less shattered.
GREENwAY, SMITH & GREENwAY's Bank
at Warwick, England, has failed. The bank
had been established for a century, and had
the highest reputation for soundness.
THE earnings of the Northern Pacific
railway in August were $50, 1873 larger than
in the same month last year.
NEwBURG, Ont, was almost totally de-
stroyed by fire recently. Loss, $3.50 0O0.
John Wells was seriously injured by the
flames.
A RIOT at a tobacco factory in Pressburg,
Austria, the other day, grew out of the
strike of 300 female employees. The strik-
ers expelled the police from the factory
and fortified the building.
A REVOLUTIONARY force under Bahona
recently surprised and took possession Of
Port Launen, San Salvador. The garrison
was betrayed by two of the officers. One
thousand Government troops have left the
capital under General Amay for Port Lau-
nen. A general commotion was feared in
Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras.
IT is officially denied that Turkey has
consented to the principle of Russian in
tervention in Bulgaria.
EXPERIENCED customs officials have been
sent from Madrid to reform the Cuban
financial administration.
AYoUB KHAN, the Afghan claimant, en-
tered that country from Persia several
days ago, but was recognized and at once
driven back.
1T is declared at st. Petersburg that the
reports of an intended meeting between
The German Emperor and the Gar are
false.
SCARLET fever is epidemic in London. So
far l, 120 cases have been reported. The
fever hospitals are full of patients.
The steamer Plover has arrived at st.
Johns, N. F., from the north and reports
great storm along the Labrador coast. She
brings back the crews of eight fishing YES
sells wrecked there. Fears were entertained
that many other vessels were lost.
THE British Trades Congress has adopted
Il resolution to form labor electoral asso-
citation, for the purpose of securing an in
crease in the labor representation in Parlia-
ment Another resolution demands land
reform, beginning with such an imposition
Of the land tax will leave the land in the
possession of the people.
IT is reported that the Spanish Govern
mont is about to grant amnesty to Repub'
lican eXiles. and that Senior Gorilla is pre-
pairing a manifesto declaring the revolu-
'ionary party dissolved and announcing his
retirement to private life.
THE Political Correspondence of Vienna says
that 1t is semi officially stated in st. Peters
burg that Russia is determined, unless
Prince Ferdinand departs from Bulgaria,
10 declare the Berlin treaty void.
Two of the Canadian Railway Commits
sioners are on their way 10 the principal
American cities to study the Interstate
Commerce law.
TIE anniversary Of the battle of Chapul-
tepec was celebrated in the City of Mexico
on the SGh.